But that simply kicks the can down the road. He or a successor could then argue the new agreements weren’t significant enough to finally cut all ties.

It’s a ruse, in other words, to prevent Brexit ever really happening.

MPs must all get real. No reasonable interpretation of Brexit could keep us tied to Brussels’ rules and handicap a new independent trade policy. It is the worst imaginable outcome. To be a success, Brexit must be done in full.

Remainers endlessly argue that ­Leavers never voted to leave the single market or customs union. What cobblers. Both are fundamental to the EU.